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- "Edison's Perfected Electric Light," Page from January 10, 1880 Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper -
- January 10, 1880
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"Edison's Perfected Electric Light," Page from January 10, 1880 Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper
- "First and Last Dress Review of 1st Regiment South Carolinian (Negro) Volunteers," 1862 - As the Civil War wore on, the Union army desperately needed reinforcements and began to actively recruit African Americans. Separated into their own regiments, African Americans fought bravely--often surprising those who led them. This, the first South Carolina Volunteer Infantry, was praised by its leaders after raiding Confederate picket posts, salt works, and sawmills along the Georgia/Florida coast.
- June 25, 1862
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"First and Last Dress Review of 1st Regiment South Carolinian (Negro) Volunteers," 1862
As the Civil War wore on, the Union army desperately needed reinforcements and began to actively recruit African Americans. Separated into their own regiments, African Americans fought bravely--often surprising those who led them. This, the first South Carolina Volunteer Infantry, was praised by its leaders after raiding Confederate picket posts, salt works, and sawmills along the Georgia/Florida coast.
- Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly, Volume 20, June-December 1885 -
- June 1885-December 1885
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Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly, Volume 20, June-December 1885
- Stanley Stanhope Model No. 1 "Locomobile" Advertisement, September 1899 - Compared with gasoline and electricity, steam was a time-tested technology when automobiles debuted in the late 19th century -- a point emphasized in this 1899 Locomobile advertisement that described steam as "the one power universally known and understood." The ad also downplayed the perceived risk of a boiler explosion, noting that Locomobile's automatic-feed boiler required "no more care than a teakettle."
- September 01, 1899
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Stanley Stanhope Model No. 1 "Locomobile" Advertisement, September 1899
Compared with gasoline and electricity, steam was a time-tested technology when automobiles debuted in the late 19th century -- a point emphasized in this 1899 Locomobile advertisement that described steam as "the one power universally known and understood." The ad also downplayed the perceived risk of a boiler explosion, noting that Locomobile's automatic-feed boiler required "no more care than a teakettle."
- "Frank Leslie's Historical Register of the United States Centennial Exposition" -
- 1876
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"Frank Leslie's Historical Register of the United States Centennial Exposition"